U.S. inflation continues to cool as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that seasonally adjusted wholesale prices were unchanged in November.

Wholesale prices unchanged in November as U.S. inflation continues to cool

Tumbling energy prices helped to bring US wholesale inflation down below pre-pandemic levels and to its second-lowest rate this year.

US wholesale inflation dropped to 0.9% annually in November | CNN Business

The Labor Department said Wednesday the producer price index was unchanged in November, a sign that price pressures in the economy are beginning to abate.

Wholesale inflation eases more than expected in November

Wholesale inflation in the United States was unchanged in November, suggesting that price increases in the economy’s pipeline are continuing to gradually ease. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers — ...

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The Autobiography of Charles Darwin by Charles Darwin, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here . “VOYAGE OF THE ‘BEAGLE’ FROM DECEMBER 27, 1831, TO OCTOBER 2, 1836.” “VOYAGE OF THE ‘BEAGLE’ FROM DECEMBER 27, 1831, TO OCTOBER 2, 1836.” On returning home from my short geological tour in North Wales, I found a letter from Henslow, informing me that Captain Fitz-Roy was willing to give up part of his own cabin to any young man who would volunteer to go with him without pay as naturalist to the Voyage of the “Beagle”. I have given, as I believe, in my MS. Journal an account of all the circumstances which then occurred; I will here only say that I was instantly eager to accept the offer, but my father strongly objected, adding the words, fortunate for me, “If you can find any man of common sense who advises you to go I will give my consent.” So I wrote that evening and refused the offer. On the next morning I went to Maer to be ready for September 1st, and, whilst out shooting, my uncle (Josiah Wedgwood.) sent for me, offering to drive me over to Shrewsbury and talk with my father, as my uncle thought it would be wise in me to accept the offer. My father always maintained that he was one of the most sensible men in the world, and he at once consented in the kindest manner. I had been rather extravagant at Cambridge, and to console my father, said, “that I should be deuced clever to spend more than my allowance whilst on board the ‘Beagle’;” but he answered with a smile, “But they tell me you are very clever.” Next day I started for Cambridge to see Henslow, and thence to London to see Fitz-Roy, and all was soon arranged. Afterwards, on becoming very intimate with Fitz-Roy, I heard that I had run a very narrow risk of being rejected, on account of the shape of my nose! He was an ardent disciple of Lavater, and was convinced that he could judge of a man’s character by the outline of his features; and he doubted whether any one with my nose could possess sufficient energy and determination for the voyage. But I think he was afterwards well satisfied that my nose had spoken falsely. Fitz-Roy’s character was a singular one, with very many noble features: he was devoted to his duty, generous to a fault, bold, determined, and indomitably energetic, and an ardent friend to all under his sway. He would undertake any sort of trouble to assist those whom he thought deserved assistance. He was a handsome man, strikingly like a gentleman, with highly courteous manners, which resembled those of his maternal uncle, the famous Lord Castlereagh, as I was told by the Minister at Rio. Nevertheless he must have inherited much in his appearance from Charles II., for Dr. Wallich gave me a collection of photographs which he had made, and I was struck with the resemblance of one to Fitz-Roy; and on looking at the name, I found it Ch. E. Sobieski Stuart, Count d’Albanie, a descendant of the same monarch. Fitz-Roy’s temper was a most unfortunate one. It was usually worst in the early morning, and with his eagle eye he could generally detect something amiss about the ship, and was then unsparing in his blame. He was very kind to me, but was a man very difficult to live with on the intimate terms which necessarily followed from our messing by ourselves in the same cabin. We had several quarrels; for instance, early in the voyage at Bahia, in Brazil, he defended and praised slavery, which I abominated, and told me that he had just visited a great slave-owner, who had called up many of his slaves and asked them whether they were happy, and whether they wished to be free, and all answered “No.” I then asked him, perhaps with a sneer, whether he thought that the answer of slaves in the presence of their master was worth anything? This made him excessively angry, and he said that as I doubted his word we could not live any longer together. I thought that I should have been compelled to leave the ship; but as soon as the news spread, which it did quickly, as the captain sent for the first lieutenant to assuage his anger by abusing me, I was deeply gratified by receiving an invitation from all the gun-room officers to mess with them. But after a few hours Fitz-Roy showed his usual magnanimity by sending an officer to me with an apology and a request that I would continue to live with him. His character was in several respects one of the most noble which I have ever known. The voyage of the “Beagle” has been by far the most important event in my life, and has determined my whole career; yet it depended on so small a circumstance as my uncle offering to drive me thirty miles to Shrewsbury, which few uncles would have done, and on such a trifle as the shape of my nose. I have always felt that I owe to the voyage the first real training or education of my mind; I was led to attend closely to several branches of natural history, and thus my powers of observation were improved, though they were always fairly developed. The investigation of the geology of all the places visited was far more important, as reasoning here comes into play. On first examining a new district nothing can appear more hopeless than the chaos of rocks; but by recording the stratification and nature of the rocks and fossils at many points, always reasoning and predicting what will be found elsewhere, light soon begins to dawn on the district, and the structure of the whole becomes more or less intelligible. I had brought with me the first volume of Lyell’s ‘Principles of Geology,’ which I studied attentively; and the book was of the highest service to me in many ways. The very first place which I examined, namely St. Jago in the Cape de Verde islands, showed me clearly the wonderful superiority of Lyell’s manner of treating geology, compared with that of any other author, whose works I had with me or ever afterwards read. Another of my occupations was collecting animals of all classes, briefly describing and roughly dissecting many of the marine ones; but from not being able to draw, and from not having sufficient anatomical knowledge, a great pile of MS. which I made during the voyage has proved almost useless. I thus lost much time, with the exception of that spent in acquiring some knowledge of the Crustaceans, as this was of service when in after years I undertook a monograph of the Cirripedia. During some part of the day I wrote my Journal, and took much pains in describing carefully and vividly all that I had seen; and this was good practice. My Journal served also, in part, as letters to my home, and portions were sent to England whenever there was an opportunity. The above various special studies were, however, of no importance compared with the habit of energetic industry and of concentrated attention to whatever I was engaged in, which I then acquired. Everything about which I thought or read was made to bear directly on what I had seen or was likely to see; and this habit of mind was continued during the five years of the voyage. I feel sure that it was this training which has enabled me to do whatever I have done in science. Looking backwards, I can now perceive how my love for science gradually preponderated over every other taste. During the first two years my old passion for shooting survived in nearly full force, and I shot myself all the birds and animals for my collection; but gradually I gave up my gun more and more, and finally altogether, to my servant, as shooting interfered with my work, more especially with making out the geological structure of a country. I discovered, though unconsciously and insensibly, that the pleasure of observing and reasoning was a much higher one than that of skill and sport. That my mind became developed through my pursuits during the voyage is rendered probable by a remark made by my father, who was the most acute observer whom I ever saw, of a sceptical disposition, and far from being a believer in phrenology; for on first seeing me after the voyage, he turned round to my sisters, and exclaimed, “Why, the shape of his head is quite altered.” To return to the voyage. On September 11th (1831), I paid a flying visit with Fitz-Roy to the “Beagle” at Plymouth. Thence to Shrewsbury to wish my father and sisters a long farewell. On October 24th I took up my residence at Plymouth, and remained there until December 27th, when the “Beagle” finally left the shores of England for her circumnavigation of the world. We made two earlier attempts to sail, but were driven back each time by heavy gales. These two months at Plymouth were the most miserable which I ever spent, though I exerted myself in various ways. I was out of spirits at the thought of leaving all my family and friends for so long a time, and the weather seemed to me inexpressibly gloomy. I was also troubled with palpitation and pain about the heart, and like many a young ignorant man, especially one with a smattering of medical knowledge, was convinced that I had heart disease. I did not consult any doctor, as I fully expected to hear the verdict that I was not fit for the voyage, and I was resolved to go at all hazards. I need not here refer to the events of the voyage—where we went and what we did—as I have given a sufficiently full account in my published Journal. The glories of the vegetation of the Tropics rise before my mind at the present time more vividly than anything else; though the sense of sublimity, which the great deserts of Patagonia and the forest-clad mountains of Tierra del Fuego excited in me, has left an indelible impression on my mind. The sight of a naked savage in his native land is an event which can never be forgotten. Many of my excursions on horseback through wild countries, or in the boats, some of which lasted several weeks, were deeply interesting: their discomfort and some degree of danger were at that time hardly a drawback, and none at all afterwards. I also reflect with high satisfaction on some of my scientific work, such as solving the problem of coral islands, and making out the geological structure of certain islands, for instance, St. Helena. Nor must I pass over the discovery of the singular relations of the animals and plants inhabiting the several islands of the Galapagos archipelago, and of all of them to the inhabitants of South America. As far as I can judge of myself, I worked to the utmost during the voyage from the mere pleasure of investigation, and from my strong desire to add a few facts to the great mass of facts in Natural Science. But I was also ambitious to take a fair place among scientific men,—whether more ambitious or less so than most of my fellow-workers, I can form no opinion. The geology of St. Jago is very striking, yet simple: a stream of lava formerly flowed over the bed of the sea, formed of triturated recent shells and corals, which it has baked into a hard white rock. Since then the whole island has been upheaved. But the line of white rock revealed to me a new and important fact, namely, that there had been afterwards subsidence round the craters, which had since been in action, and had poured forth lava. It then first dawned on me that I might perhaps write a book on the geology of the various countries visited, and this made me thrill with delight. That was a memorable hour to me, and how distinctly I can call to mind the low cliff of lava beneath which I rested, with the sun glaring hot, a few strange desert plants growing near, and with living corals in the tidal pools at my feet. Later in the voyage, Fitz-Roy asked me to read some of my Journal, and declared it would be worth publishing; so here was a second book in prospect! Towards the close of our voyage I received a letter whilst at Ascension, in which my sisters told me that Sedgwick had called on my father, and said that I should take a place among the leading scientific men. I could not at the time understand how he could have learnt anything of my proceedings, but I heard (I believe afterwards) that Henslow had read some of the letters which I wrote to him before the Philosophical Society of Cambridge (Read at the meeting held November 16, 1835, and printed in a pamphlet of 31 pages for distribution among the members of the Society.), and had printed them for private distribution. My collection of fossil bones, which had been sent to Henslow, also excited considerable attention amongst palaeontologists. After reading this letter, I clambered over the mountains of Ascension with a bounding step, and made the volcanic rocks resound under my geological hammer. All this shows how ambitious I was; but I think that I can say with truth that in after years, though I cared in the highest degree for the approbation of such men as Lyell and Hooker, who were my friends, I did not care much about the general public. I do not mean to say that a favourable review or a large sale of my books did not please me greatly, but the pleasure was a fleeting one, and I am sure that I have never turned one inch out of my course to gain fame. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Charles Darwin (1991). The Autobiography of Charles Darwin. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. 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Business English: A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book . The Wholesale Merchant here II.—The Wholesale Merchant Exercise 263 Oral Each of the following should be developed into a paragraph: You are a manufacturer and wholesale distributor with a factory on the outskirts of a town; would you have a warehouse in the center of the town? Give reasons for your answer. What would be the advantage of having your warehouse near the railroad freight depots? Near the docks? What would be the advantage of being located in a large city with many railroads and with water transportation facilities—Chicago, for example? Speed gets orders. With this in view, what would you recommend with respect to the equipment for handling? What would you suggest about the number of people through whose hands the order would have to go before being shipped? If you were looking for big trade in a big city, what kind of stock would you carry? Musical instruments? Clothing? Would it be a good plan to make a specialty of certain brands for leaders and to quote a special price on them? If you were just starting a wholesale hardware or grocery business, state which you think would be the better policy: (1) to concentrate on one kind of goods in one territory and to take on other kinds and territories later, or (2) to work all kinds of goods as widely as possible from the very beginning. Explain fully. Would you bear part of the expense of retailers' advertising, especially of window displays, provided they handled your goods? Would it be good business for the salesmen of the firm to suggest selling methods to retailers and to plan window displays for them? Give your reasons. Do you think it would increase sales to offer a money prize to the retailer selling the largest amount of a certain kind of your goods, the sale of which you wished materially to increase? Tell which you think would be the better policy: (1) to undersell your competitors for a time and then, when you had the trade, to raise your prices, or (2) to set one price and maintain it from the beginning. Give your reasons. If you were getting out a new brand of carpenters' tools, where would you advertise? Would you conduct an extensive national campaign? If you were bringing out a new soap or washing powder, where would you advertise? Would you conduct an extensive national advertising campaign? What would your answer be if you were introducing a new brand of crackers? Would bringing out novelties from time to time help the sale of your staple articles? Explain. Do you think it would pay to send circulars to the housewives of a certain locality to get the local grocers' trade? After you had the local grocers' trade? Exercise 264 Written You are Thos. H. Peabody of Peabody, Harper & Co.'s wholesale grocery. Prepare a circular letter, announcing your removal to a new building. The letter will be printed in imitation of typewriting and the introduction filled in later on the typewriter. Remember you are seeking patronage. Address one letter to Walter T. Barth, 350 E. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. Write an advertisement to appear in the January number of The Grocer and Country Merchant, a grocers' trade journal. It will announce your change of location. You receive an order from a retailer in which he asks for a certain brand of coffee that you do not carry. Write a letter telling him you do not handle that brand and offering him another. Make the letter as courteous as possible. Write an advertisement for (1) a bookkeeper; (2) a stenographer. Answer (1) or (2) above. Write an advertisement for a traveling salesman. Answer (6) telling why you think you could sell groceries although you have had no experience. Write a circular letter to send to the trade setting forth the merits of a new brand of canned fruit. Say that you are offering the brand at a very attractive price in the expectation that retailers will make it a leader. Write to Mr. Barth (1). You have made a contract with the manufacturers of the canned fruit mentioned in (8), by which you secure the exclusive sale but take the responsibility of advertising. Write to an advertising agency, saying that you are considering a three months' advertising campaign. Explain that you do not wish the expense to exceed five thousand dollars. The advertising agency replies that, as five thousand dollars is a comparatively small sum for a campaign, it would suggest that the advertising be confined to one class: street car, billboard, newspaper, or magazine. Write the letter. Notify the agency of your choice, giving your reasons. Write a series of three letters to send to housewives, advertising the canned fruit, with the purpose of having them ask for this brand at their grocers': (1) Telling the name of the canned fruit, its excellence, its price, and where it may be bought; (2) Asking if the housewife has as yet bought any, and if she has not, telling her she can get a sample at her grocer's on presentation of this letter; (3) Asking how she liked the fruit and quoting a letter of recommendation received from Mrs. A., who lives in the neighborhood. Urge her to buy, but not too abruptly. A letter to a woman should be fairly long. (See page 265.) Exercise 265 For two months you have been without a credit man. You wish to be very careful in your choice because of the importance of the position. J. B. Wright of 439 Russell Ave., Indianapolis, is a personal friend of yours. He has heard that you need a credit man and he recommends Joseph Haddon, who worked for him three years in that capacity until a year ago when he went to Colorado because of the ill-health of his wife. Meanwhile, Mr. Wright's son has been acting as his credit man. Mrs. Haddon has now recovered, and her husband is anxious to get another position. Reproduce Mr. Wright's letter. Write the letter Mr. Wright sends Mr. Haddon in Colorado, suggesting that the latter apply for the position. At the same time Joseph Haddon writes, applying for the position. Write the letter of application. Write Mr. Haddon's letter thanking Mr. Wright for his interest. Remember that the two men know each other. Joseph Haddon, whom you have engaged, is proving to be a very alert credit man. He has made a study of your credit files and has discovered that you have a great many accounts of long standing that ought to be collected. He prepares a courteous letter to send to the debtors, telling them that he has just been made credit man and that he personally would like to get into closer touch with their particular situation to find out how soon he might expect a remittance from them, so that he could plan the future of his department. Write the letter. (See page 254.) A number of retailers remit the amount that they owe. Some explain their situation in detail, but a great many do not respond to (5). Write another letter, still courteous, but more emphatic than (5), to those who did not respond. (See page 255.) Still a number do not respond. Write a third letter, saying that you will place the matter in the hands of your attorney unless you receive a remittance within ten days. Mr. Haddon discovers that there are about a hundred retailers who used to be customers, but who have bought nothing for about two years. He reports this to the sales manager, Mr. James Woodworth, who writes a letter to the retailers to induce them to send another order, using the canned fruit spoken of in (8) of Exercise 264 as a means of interesting them. Nathaniel Sears, a dealer in general merchandise at Joplin, Mo., writes to you asking for an open account. He says that he did a $10,000 business last year and that, apparently, sales this year will be larger. He gives no references. You refer the matter to Mr. Haddon, who looks up Mr. Sears in Bradstreet and then writes to one of your salesmen at St. Louis, asking him to investigate the financial standing of Mr. Sears. Write to the salesman. After three days the salesman reports that Mr. Sears seems to be doing a good business, but he thinks the dealer is living beyond his means. He owes two wholesale houses $500 and $850 respectively; his property in Joplin is heavily mortgaged, and yet he is making extensive improvements on his residence; his son and his daughter are at expensive boarding schools. Write the letter. Be exact in your information. As Mr. Woodworth, write Mr. Sears a courteous letter, refusing him credit but attempting to secure his cash business. Charles Freeman, 141 Park Place, Newark, Ohio, writes in answer to (5) saying that he is unable to pay his account of $500. After the harvest his outstanding bills will be paid by the farmers, and then he can remit. He says he is willing to give his 90 day note for the amount he owes. Mr. Haddon writes, accepting the note. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Rose Buhlig (2011). Business English: A Practice Book. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. 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The Wholesale Merchant

The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to be One by Peter B. Kyne is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book . I here I Mr. Alden P. Ricks, known in Pacific Coast wholesale lumber and shipping circles as Cappy Ricks, had more troubles than a hen with ducklings. He remarked as much to Mr. Skinner, president and general manager of the Ricks Logging & Lumbering Company, the corporate entity which represented Cappy's vast lumber interests; and he fairly barked the information at Captain Matt Peasley, his son-in-law and also president and manager of the Blue Star Navigation Company, another corporate entity which represented the Ricks interest in the American mercantile marine. Mr. Skinner received this information in silence. He was not related to Cappy Ricks. But Matt Peasley sat down, crossed his legs and matched glares with his mercurial father-in-law. " have troubles!" he jeered, with emphasis on the pronoun. "Have you got a misery in your back, or is Herbert Hoover the wrong man for Secretary of Commerce?" You "Stow your sarcasm, young feller," Cappy shrilled. "You know dad-blamed well it isn't a question of health or politics. It's the fact that in my old age I find myself totally surrounded by the choicest aggregation of mental duds since Ajax defied the lightning." "Meaning whom?" "You and Skinner." "Why, what have we done?" "You argued me into taking on the management of twenty-five of those infernal Shipping Board freighters, and no sooner do we have them allocated to us than a near panic hits the country, freight rates go to glory, marine engineers go on strike and every infernal young whelp we send out to take charge of one of our offices in the Orient promptly gets the swelled head and thinks he's divinely ordained to drink up all the synthetic Scotch whiskey manufactured in Japan for the benefit of thirsty Americans. In my old age you two have forced us into the position of having to fire folks by cable. Why? Because we're breaking into a game that can't be played on the home grounds. A lot of our business is so far away we can't control it." Matt Peasley leveled an accusing finger at Cappy Ricks. "We never argued you into taking over the management of those Shipping Board boats. We argued me into it. I'm the goat. You have nothing to do with it. You retired ten years ago. All the troubles in the marine end of this shop belong on my capable shoulders, old settler." "Theoretically--yes. Actually--no. I hope you do not expect me to abandon mental as well as physical effort. Great Wampus Cats! Am I to be denied a sentimental interest in matters where I have a controlling financial interest? I admit you two boys are running my affairs and ordinarily you run them rather well, but--but--ahem! Harumph-h-h! What's the matter with you, Matt? And you, also, Skinner? If Matt makes a mistake, it's your job to remind him of it before the results manifest themselves, is it not? And vice versa. Have you two boobs lost your ability to judge men or did you ever have such ability?" "You're referring to Henderson, of the Shanghai office, I dare say," Mr. Skinner cut in. "I am, Skinner. And I'm here to remind you that if we'd stuck to our own game, which is coast-wise shipping, and had left the trans-Pacific field with its general cargoes to others, we wouldn't have any Shanghai office at this moment and we would not be pestered by the Hendersons of this world." "He's the best lumber salesman we've ever had," Mr. Skinner defended. "I had every hope that he would send us orders for many a cargo for Asiatic delivery." "And he had gone through every job in this office, from office boy to sales manager in the lumber department and from freight clerk to passenger agent in the navigation company," Matt Peasley supplemented. "I admit all of that. But did you consult me when you decided to send him out to China on his own?" "Of course not. I'm boss of the Blue Star Navigation Company, am I not? The man was in charge of the Shanghai office before you ever opened your mouth to discharge your cargo of free advice." "I told you then that Henderson wouldn't make good, didn't I?" "You did." "And now I have an opportunity to tell you the little tale you didn't give me an opportunity to tell you before you sent him out. Henderson a good man--a crackerjack man--when he had a better man over him. But--I've been twenty years reducing a tendency on the part of that fellow's head to bust his hat-band. And now he's gone south with a hundred and thirty thousand taels of our Shanghai bank account." was "Permit me to remind you, Mr. Ricks," Mr. Skinner cut in coldly, "that he was bonded to the extent of a quarter of a million dollars." "Not a peep out of you, Skinner. Not a peep. Permit me to remind that I'm the little genius who placed that insurance unknown to you and Matt. And I recall now that I was reminded by you, Matthew, my son, that I had retired ten years ago and please, would I quit interfering in the internal administration of your office." you "Well, I must admit your far-sightedness in that instance will keep the Shanghai office out of the red ink this year," Matt Peasley replied. "However, we face this situation, Cappy. Henderson has drunk and gambled and signed chits in excess of his salary. He hasn't attended to business and he's capped his inefficiency by absconding with our bank account. We couldn't foresee that. When we send a man out to the Orient to be our manager there, we have to trust him all the way or not at all. So there is no use weeping over spilled milk, Cappy. Our job is to select a successor to Henderson and send him out to Shanghai on the next boat." "Oh, very well, Matt," Cappy replied magnanimously, "I'll not rub it into you. I suppose I'm far from generous, bawling you out like this. Perhaps, when you're my age and have a lot of mental and moral cripples nip you and draw blood as often as they've drawn it on me you'll be a better judge than I of men worthy of the weight of responsibility. Skinner, have you got a candidate for this job?" "I regret to say, sir, I have not. All of the men in my department are quite young--too young for the responsibility." "What do you mean--young?" Cappy blazed. "Well, the only man I would consider for the job is Andrews and he is too young--about thirty, I should say." "About thirty, eh? Strikes me you were about twenty-eight when I threw ten thousand a year at you in actual cash, and a couple of million dollars' worth of responsibility." "Yes sir, but then Andrews has never been tested----" "Skinner," Cappy interrupted in his most awful voice, "it's a constant source of amazement to me why I refrain from firing you. You say Andrews has never been tested. Why hasn't he been tested? Why are we maintaining untested material in this shop, anyhow? Eh? Answer me that. Tut, tut, tut! Not a peep out of you, sir. If you had done your Christian duty, you would have taken a year's vacation when lumber was selling itself in 1919 and 1920, and you would have left Andrews sitting in at your desk to see the sort of stuff he's made of." "It's a mighty lucky thing I didn't go away for a year," Skinner protested respectfully, "because the market broke--like that--and if you don't think we have to hustle to sell sufficient lumber to keep our own ships busy freighting it--" "Skinner, how dare you contradict me? How old was Matt Peasley when I turned over the Blue Star Navigation Company to him, lock, stock and barrel? Why, he wasn't twenty-six years old. Skinner, you're a dodo! The killjoys like you who have straddled the neck of industry and throttled it with absurd theories that a man's back must be bent like an ox-bow and his locks snowy white before he can be entrusted with responsibility and a living wage, have caused all of our wars and strikes. This is a young man's world, Skinner, and don't you ever forget it. The go-getters of this world are under thirty years of age. Matt," he concluded, turning to his son-in-law, "what do you think of Andrews for that Shanghai job?" "I think he'll do." "Why do you think he'll do?" "Because he ought to do. He's been with us long enough to have acquired sufficient experience to enable him--" "Has he acquired the courage to tackle the job, Matt?" Cappy interrupted. "That's more important than this doggoned experience you and Skinner prate so much about." "I know nothing of his courage. I assume that he has force and initiative. I know he has a pleasing personality." "Well, before we send him out we ought to know whether or no he has force and initiative." "Then," quoth Matt Peasley, rising, "I wash my hands of the job of selecting Henderson's successor. You've butted in, so I suggest you name the lucky man." "Yes, indeed," Skinner agreed. "I'm sure it's quite beyond my poor abilities to uncover Andrews' force and initiative on such notice. He does possess sufficient force and initiative for his present job, but--" "But will he possess force and initiative when he has to make a quick decision six thousand miles from expert advice, and stand or fall by that decision? That's what we want to know, Skinner." "I suggest, sir," Mr. Skinner replied with chill politeness, "that you conduct the examination." "I accept the nomination, Skinner. By the Holy Pink-toed Prophet! The next man we send out to that Shanghai office is going to be a go-getter. We've had three managers go rotten on us and that's three too many." And without further ado, Cappy swung his aged legs up on to his desk and slid down in his swivel chair until he rested on his spine. His head sank on his breast and he closed his eyes. "He's framing the examination for Andrews," Matt Peasley whispered, as he and Skinner made their exits. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Peter B. Kyne (2004). The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to be One. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12257/pg12257-images.html This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at , located at . www.gutenberg.org https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html

Mr. Alden P. Ricks, known in Pacific Coast wholesale lumber and shipping circles as Cappy Ricks

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Shopify is the most-loved platform for b2b businesses and e-commerce enthusiasts. Almost 1.8 million stores run on Shopify. If you want to sell products in bulk or at wholesale prices on your Shopify store, there are over 260+ apps available in the Shopify app store that can help you with it. Some are good, some are a total waste. This blog post will cover the top 7 Shopify wholesale apps with their features and pricing. These apps are useful to display wholesale signup forms, products catalog,  order forms, discounted prices, volume/tiered discounts, minimum order quantity, coupons, custom shipping rates, and more. Some of these apps will help you control the visitor access to your Shopify store by hiding prices, products, or password-protect specific pages. Shopify has its own app called Wholesale that let’s you customize your store for wholesale/b2b experience - but it is . Note: only available to the users Shopify Plus The best Shopify wholesale apps in 2022: Wholesale Pricing Discount Wholesale Club Wholesale Lock Manager Inkybay - Product Personalizer Wholesale Order Form Spocket - US & EU Dropshipping Charge Me Later, Wholesale app 1. Wholesale Pricing Discount $19.99 - $44.99 per month (21-day free trial available) Price: Wholesale Pricing Discount (WPD) is arguably the best wholesale app out there for Shopify online stores. It offers a simple UI that allows you to create a Dedicated Wholesale Section that you can add to your store’s navigation or you also have an option to run a combined B2C/B2B wholesale store on your existing store. The WPD app offers almost everything you need to set up a wholesale program. You get to set volume/tiered pricing, individual variant pricing, shipping rates, discounts based on minimum order quantity & item weight, net terms, percentage/price discounts, coupons, wholesale signup form and much more. The Wholesale Pricing Discount app is available for a 21-day free trial. The features offered are based on the three pricing plan options basic, professional and enterprise. 2. Wholesale Club $29 - $59 per month (30-day free trial available) Price: Wholesale Club is another good wholesale app for Shopify that offers you some great basic features to run your B2B ecommerce business at ease. The Wholesale Club app has many amazing features such as custom prices, order minimums, volume discounts, net payment terms and quick order form. The Wholesale Club app is available for a 30-day free trial with an overall 4.7 user rating. The number of features offered in this app is based on the two pricing plan options basic & professional. 3. Wholesale Lock Manager $6.99 per month (8-day free trial available) Price: Wholesale Lock Manager is the perfect app for you if you want to hide product prices or the entire product page on your Shopify store. This app offers you simple locks that let you control visitor access to your store. For example, if you’re running a wholesale or a B2B program where you want only your B2B customers to visit specific products then you can configure or create a lock accordingly in the app with a few simple steps. There are many great features offered by the Wholesale Lock Manager app such as password-protect pages, sharing secret links, login to view prices, hiding prices, hiding products & collections, and much more. The Wholesale Lock Manager app is available for an 8-day free trial. There is a good alternative to this app such as the Locksmith app but it costs a bit higher and offers almost similar features. 4. Inkybay - Product Personalizer $19.99 - $249.99 per month (21-day free trial available) Price: Inkybay - Product Personalizer is a Shopify app that lets you customize your product pages and it also offers you some features to sell your products at tiered discounts. The key features of the Inkybay app include product configuration & designing, tiered pricing, custom order, a quantity discount, and much more. Inkybay app is available for a 21-day free trial. This is the app for store owners who want very minimal features of customizations for displaying tiered discounts on their product pages but want to do more customizations to the design of the product pages. 5. Wholesale Order Form & ReOrder $12.99 - $24.99 per month (8-day free trial available) Price: Wholesale Order Form & ReOrder app is a great option if you want to take bulk orders from your customers on Shopify. This app offers a single-page order form that allows your customers to quickly add multiple products directly to their cart in one place. You can generate an order form for your store with just a single click and add it to your store’s navigation. This app also offers a reorder feature where logged-in customers can simply edit and reorder from their previously placed orders on your store. The Wholesale Order Form & ReOrder app is available for an 8-day free trial and is highlighted as Seamless workflow, Up-to-date tech, and Speed tested in the Shopify app store. 6. Spocket - US & EU Dropshipping Free - $99.99 per month (21-day free trial available) Price: Spocket is a Shopify app that gives you access to high-quality products from US and EU suppliers. You can either choose to dropship these products or order them in bulk at wholesale prices. Sprocket app also offers discounts on shipping rates and exclusive deals on product pricing, which can help you save money and grow your business. https://youtu.be/f6P8K26OMzI Spocket has a free plan as well as paid plans starting at $24.99//month. 7. Charge Me Later, Wholesale app $9.99 - $29.99 per month (4-day free trial available) Price: Charge Me Later is a Shopify app that allows you to offer financing options to your wholesale customers. You can configure their Pay Later feature for your products and you can also manage your wholesale pricing and quantity discounts. Charge Me Later has a 4-day free trial and paid plans starting at $9.99/month. The number of features offered in this app is based on the three pricing plan options basic, plus & gold. There you have it! These are the best Shopify wholesale apps for 2022 that will help you and grow your B2B revenue in no time. increase sales Do you have any other Shopify wholesale apps that you love? Let me know in the comments below :) This story was submitted to HackerNoon by an independent contributor. Hence the information contained therein has also been researched and compiled independently. Disclosure:

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is awesome enough to form the basic structure of your store. However, as your store progresses, it’s functionalities too should advance. And that’s when the WooCommerce extensions come into the picture. WooCommerce offers several ways to setup a system. WooCommerce wholesale Thanks to the number of useful WooCommerce extensions that has made it possible to setup stores to either sell only the wholesale products or both regular and wholesale products. In order to understand the entire process of making it work, we need to first understand User Roles. Pre-defined WordPress and WooCommerce User Roles On installing WordPress, the available roles are – Administrator. Editor. Author. Contributor. Subscriber. When WooCommerce is installed, two additional roles are created – Customer Shop Owner. Further, additional capabilities are added to Administrator – Manage_woocommerce settings page. View_woocommerce_reports. An article on would give you a detailed information on all the User roles and its capabilities. How to Understand User Roles and Capabilities When a new purchase is made at your store, the customer is required to create an account for that. Ever such account by default gets associated to the “Customer” user role. This ensures that their capabilities are limited to updating their account information from the frontend. Creating a Wholesale role and assigning capabilities to it In order to , a free plugin is available . This plugin would allow you to create new roles, assign capabilities to it and even edit the capabilities of the existing WordPress/WooCommerce roles (except the Administrator) create and edit user role User Role Editor After installing and activating the plugin, go to -> . You would get the following options – Users User Role Editor Update Add Role Rename Role Add Capability Delete Role Since you are now required to create a new role, so click on “Add Role”. This would open this popup- This would enable you to create a user and assign it the capabilities of another role. In the above example, I have given the , the same capabilities as the . Wholesale Customers Customers If you would want to give it a different set of capabilities, you can select “none”. Creating Wholesale Pricing In order to use wholesale pricing system, you can use the . Using this plugin, you can create special discounts for your wholesale customers. Dynamic Pricing and Discounts plugin In the dropdown of “ ”, you would get all the available roles, even the one created using the . When you don’t mention any user role, the discount would be applicable to all the customers. Allowed Roles User Role Editor plugin For details on how different discounts and prices be configured, you can refer a separate article on . How to surprise your customers with Dynamic Prices and Discounts Creating Wholesale product catalogs By now, you already have setup different prices for your wholesale customers. If your requirement is just to have different prices for wholesale customers, then you need not proceed further in this article. But, you may if you need the following functionalities. You would require the plugin WooCommerce Catalog Mode, Wholesale & Role Based Pricing. Hiding button for unregistered user and replacing it with a text “ ”. “Add to Cart” Login to purchase Hiding the “ ” from and replacing it with a text “ ”. Regular Price unregistered user Login to know the price Hiding “Add to Cart” and “Regular Price” for some . This can also be done at the product level. If some of your products are specifically meant for the wholesale customers, you can hide the “Add to Cart” button for other customers. specific user roles Assign tax classes and based on user roles. tax display options Globally hide the price and disable Add to Cart button on Shop and Product page. Controlling product . You might want some products to be available only to your wholesale customers. Instead of hiding the “Add to Cart” button, you can choose to not show these products to the normal customers. visibility to specific users . A particular user might have more than one user role. So, you are required to control which role based pricing would be followed. (Note: This can also be controlled using the dynamic pricing plugin) Prioritize user roles Thus, with this plugin you can adjust the product visibility, button and price visibility at product level based on the customer role. Other useful extensions for wholesale strategies A cart notices plugin would help your customers to be aware of all the available discounts. You can choose to trigger , messages at the cart page in order to convey important messages to your customers. For an in-depth article on this, refer this article on . product specific category specific Using Cart Notices plugin along with the Dynamic Pricing plugin Dynamic Pricing allows you to set or for discounts to be applicable. However, you would also want to set the min/max quantities or amount for a purchase to be made. In such cases, the extension would be helpful. This plugin would restrict your customers from proceeding during the checkout process if his cart doesn’t meet the threshold quantity/amount. The plugin also allows you to make an exception to certain products. min/max quantities amount Min/Max Quantities Thus, a few plugins and some basic settings and your wholesale store is ready!

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The past week has been incredibly inspiring. We’re hearing makers across the country say, “I am ready to take my business to the next level. It’s game time!” And not to sound sappy, but that is the sound of a person who has a dream and is ready to do the work to claim it — and that is what gets us up in the morning. But if there’s one thing we know about makers, it’s that they’re not interested in screwing around with stuff that doesn’t work. So we decided to put together a list of the small tips we’ve seen be particularly impactful for makers growing wholesale. Think of them as cheats — not necessarily the foundation of the whole endeavor (we talk more about that in , on our calls, and in the Starter Series that new WIAB customers get). These are simple things you can do, to get disproportionate results. other posts They’re also things that will help you experience less stress, struggle, and drama in the process. Feeding two birds with one scone, if you will. Our 5 tips for growing your wholesale business in 2016 — without quite so much stress and struggle: A friend of mine raised his siblings from the age of 12, grew up in a one-room apartment in a tough neighborhood, and went to a pretty dicey high school. His dream was to create something different for himself while continuing to care for his family — and he did. By the time he was 24, he had gone to an elite college and become a financial advisor, making beaucoup money but with the time and energy to spend with his loved ones. I was so amazed by this that I asked him straight out one day: how did you succeed? And he answered with only a brief pause. He said, “I created mechanisms that kept me moving towards my goals, even when I would lose focus on them.” In his case, he created routines, support systems, accountability structures, coaches, and things that would happen automatically in his week — so even if he lost hope, focus, or energy for a time, his life had the momentum and mechanisms to keep him on track. Wholesale In a Box works because it is a method — a tool and a support team — that keeps makers moving towards wholesale even when they lose focus. But you can do this for yourself. The specifics depend on the individual, but you might consider things like timers that remind you to follow up with stores; a maker buddy to do store outreach with every Monday afternoon; a coach that checks in on you monthly; setting up a calendar for the month with the wholesale-building stuff you intend to do; or creating periodic review periods for linesheets and product photos. You will lose focus at some point — so plan for that now. Create a mechanism and get into a rhythm. Pretty much every time I go to yoga, I get some business insight that leaves me using savasana for business planning. My yoga failures aside, I did learn one thing recently that crystallized something I’ve been seeing as a HUGE thing in my business, as well as in the businesses of the makers we work with. The yoga version of fidgeting is fixing my hair, tucking in my shirt, or gazing around the room. The business version of fidgeting is coasting on Instagram, compulsively checking email, and doing unnecessary tasks. It may feel intense or uncomfortable — but do what moves the needle on your goals, and be still otherwise. Stop fidgeting. Stop fidgeting and stand in your power. Makers tend to fall in one of three groups when it comes to their wholesale “assets” (linesheet, product photos, website, email template, etc.) Some makers bump along for months or years with assets that they know need a lot of work — and that can hold them back because they’re not representing themselves well. Another group of makers polish and polish every tiny thing, while their business atrophies. The ideal is the third group do a mental inventory of your key wholesale-building tools — and then identify what you would need to do to get each one just good enough to move forward. Do an inventory and get your key assets to a place of “good enough”. Building a business is scary in general. And actively connecting with stores — putting yourself out there on a daily basis — is even scarier, and can be discouraging. Over time (and with the inspiration of books like The War of Art and ), I’ve come to believe that managing this fear is probably the single biggest difference between people who succeed and people who don’t. The reality for most makers we work with is that, out of 20 stores they connect with each month, they get “crickets” from most, rejections from some, and an order from 0–2. It is really hard hearing “no” from stores you love. But your choice is to see those no’s as progress towards the yes’s because there is no way to get orders from stores without getting a bunch of no’s. Running a handmade business is about delivering on promises to customers. You produce and send orders and respond to emails on a daily basis because that is your promise to the people who have bought from. The final shift that is crucial to growing your wholesale business is this: I have never met a maker that thinks it’s ok not to send out an order that a customer paid for. But I meet makers all the time who don’t keep promises about business-building to themselves. To be fearless is declaring what you want for yourself and your business — and clear about what you will do to get that. Then, be faithful in keeping that promise. Manage the emotional part. The Icarus Deception Be as faithful to building as you are to delivering. treat promises to yourself as seriously as you treat promises to your customers. If 2016 is your year to get serious about your wholesale goals, then we are here to help. Even if you never plan to use Wholesale In a Box, we are super-happy to jump on the phone with you if it will help you build your business. So if there’s anything that feels like an obstacle — linesheet questions, pricing woes, line refinement, store selection — schedule a call with us and we’d be thrilled to talk it over. You can sign up for a . free wholesale check-in call here is how hackers start their afternoons. We’re a part of the family. 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It is increasingly evident that 2025 could usher in a new financial era. Major global powers are already vying for dominance in this emerging currency landscape, with each nation aiming to secure its influence in what could become a world of state-backed cryptocurrencies. The prior financial order was built upon the Bretton Woods system, underpinned by the U.S. dollar. While some factions are intent on preserving this status quo, others advocate for a global shift toward a decentralized world of cenral bank digital currencies or CDBCs. What Was the Bretton Woods System? According to an American Treasury legend, on the night of Sunday, December 14, 1941, less than a week after the United States entered World War II, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau dreamed of a unified currency system for global trade. On July 1, 1944, representatives from 44 nations convened in the quaint town of Bretton Woods, nestled in the northeastern United States. By July 22, these delegates had signed an agreement known as the Bretton Woods Agreement, marking the beginning of a new global financial order. Some 80 years later, the international system looks very different to what was agreed during that process, much of it having failed or mutated along the way. All the same, American dominance has continued, with the basic tenets that underpinned the agreement still broadly in place. As we shall see, however, they are now under threat like never before. The Bretton Woods system functioned in such a way that correspondent banks worldwide held their accounts in New York, allowing all dollar-based transactions to flow through the U.S. banking system. This system was more than just a payment mechanism; it was a tool of control, a framework of incentives and penalties. By regulating financial transactions, the U.S. could impose sanctions and freeze payments, effectively exerting influence through monetary channels. What Kind of New Financial World Are We Entering? The essence of the emerging system lies in each nation possessing its own cryptocurrency or CBDC. A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is the digital form of a country’s fiat currency that is also a claim on the central bank. Instead of printing money, the central bank issues electronic coins or accounts backed by the full faith and credit of the government. A global exchange platform would facilitate trades, with each country stating its needs and surpluses. For example, suppose India seeks to purchase technology from the U.S. using "crypto-rupees," but the U.S. is not interested in crypto-rupees. However, the U.S. might want enriched uranium from Russia, for which it needs "crypto-rubles." Russia, in turn, could use crypto-rupees to buy medicines. This web of demands and supplies would operate on an exchange where cryptocurrencies adjust in value according to real-time market conditions. As of writing, 134 countries and currency unions, representing 98% of global GDP, are exploring a CBDC. In May 2020 that number was only 35. Currently, 66 countries are in the advanced phase of exploration—development, pilot, or launch. Worth mentioning that every G20 country is exploring a CBDC, with 19 of them in the advanced stages of CBDC exploration. Of those, 13 countries are already in the pilot stage. This includes Brazil, Japan, India, Australia, Russia, and Turkey. The US is now participating in a cross-border wholesale CBDC project, Project Agorá, with 6 other major central banks. In May, the US House passed a bill prohibiting the direct issuance of a retail CBDC, but the Senate has not acted. CBDC continues to be an issue in the ongoing US presidential campaign. A Time of Change Today, we live in an era of monumental shifts. As everyday individuals deliberate between holding cash or digital assets, the financial and geopolitical landscape is transforming worldwide. The countdown to 2025 brings anticipation—what innovations and disruptions will the year unveil? Will it indeed be the dawn of state-backed cryptocurrencies, redefining how nations trade, transact, and interact on the global stage? Only time will tell. It is increasingly evident that 2025 could usher in a new financial era. Major global powers are already vying for dominance in this emerging currency landscape, with each nation aiming to secure its influence in what could become a world of state-backed cryptocurrencies. The prior financial order was built upon the Bretton Woods system, underpinned by the U.S. dollar. While some factions are intent on preserving this status quo, others advocate for a global shift toward a decentralized world of cenral bank digital currencies or CDBCs. What Was the Bretton Woods System? What Was the Bretton Woods System? According to an American Treasury legend , on the night of Sunday, December 14, 1941, less than a week after the United States entered World War II, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau dreamed of a unified currency system for global trade. On July 1, 1944, representatives from 44 nations convened in the quaint town of Bretton Woods, nestled in the northeastern United States. By July 22, these delegates had signed an agreement known as the Bretton Woods Agreement, marking the beginning of a new global financial order. legend Some 80 years later, the international system looks very different to what was agreed during that process, much of it having failed or mutated along the way. All the same, American dominance has continued, with the basic tenets that underpinned the agreement still broadly in place. As we shall see, however, they are now under threat like never before. The Bretton Woods system functioned in such a way that correspondent banks worldwide held their accounts in New York, allowing all dollar-based transactions to flow through the U.S. banking system. This system was more than just a payment mechanism; it was a tool of control, a framework of incentives and penalties. By regulating financial transactions, the U.S. could impose sanctions and freeze payments, effectively exerting influence through monetary channels. What Kind of New Financial World Are We Entering? What Kind of New Financial World Are We Entering? The essence of the emerging system lies in each nation possessing its own cryptocurrency or CBDC. A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is the digital form of a country’s fiat currency that is also a claim on the central bank. Instead of printing money, the central bank issues electronic coins or accounts backed by the full faith and credit of the government. A global exchange platform would facilitate trades, with each country stating its needs and surpluses. For example, suppose India seeks to purchase technology from the U.S. using "crypto-rupees," but the U.S. is not interested in crypto-rupees. However, the U.S. might want enriched uranium from Russia, for which it needs "crypto-rubles." Russia, in turn, could use crypto-rupees to buy medicines. This web of demands and supplies would operate on an exchange where cryptocurrencies adjust in value according to real-time market conditions. As of writing, 134 countries and currency unions, representing 98% of global GDP, are exploring a CBDC. In May 2020 that number was only 35. Currently, 66 countries are in the advanced phase of exploration—development, pilot, or launch. Worth mentioning that every G20 country is exploring a CBDC, with 19 of them in the advanced stages of CBDC exploration. Of those, 13 countries are already in the pilot stage. This includes Brazil, Japan, India, Australia, Russia, and Turkey. exploring The US is now participating in a cross-border wholesale CBDC project, Project Agorá, with 6 other major central banks. In May, the US House passed a bill prohibiting the direct issuance of a retail CBDC, but the Senate has not acted. CBDC continues to be an issue in the ongoing US presidential campaign. A Time of Change A Time of Change Today, we live in an era of monumental shifts. As everyday individuals deliberate between holding cash or digital assets , the financial and geopolitical landscape is transforming worldwide. The countdown to 2025 brings anticipation—what innovations and disruptions will the year unveil? Will it indeed be the dawn of state-backed cryptocurrencies, redefining how nations trade, transact, and interact on the global stage? Only time will tell. cash or digital assets

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